Lake Chelan area cities join state Business Licensing Service

OLYMPIA, Wash. – July 14, 2020 –Nicknamed “The Gateway to Recreation,” the city of Entiat today is the newest member of the Department of Revenue’s Business Licensing Service (BLS). Later this month, the city of Chelan also will join BLS, bringing all Chelan County cities together in the service.

The cities are boosting local commerce with a link to BLS, the state’s one-stop service that connects state and city licensing processes. The Lake Chelan Valley entertains more than 2 million people annually visiting resorts, wineries, parks and other attractions.

The city of Chelan will join other county communities in BLS partnership July 28. Chelan is home to 5,000 residents at the southern tip of glacier-fed Lake Chelan.

BLS supports about 600 different types of regulatory licenses with its free service to benefit public agencies and local governments. A list of partner cities is listed on the city license endorsements page.

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The Department of Revenue is Washington state’s primary tax agency, nationally recognized as a trusted leader in tax administration and customer service. Revenue administers nearly 60 categories of taxes that help fund vital public services. It also oversees programs that return money to the public, including the Working Families Tax Credit and Unclaimed Property.